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In reply to the discussion: 6' 1 1/2" 300 lbs, 7th grade 12-yr old, student barred from PeeWee Football League. [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)3. Umm ... Maybe daily football practices would help the kid lose some weight?
How does excluding him from playing a sport like football HELP the kid lose weight? Its just as likely that having regular practices will help the kid develop some discipline that will help him reduce and maintain a more appropriate weight.
We might as well argue that he's too big to be on the track team, or to play any sport.
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6' 1 1/2" 300 lbs, 7th grade 12-yr old, student barred from PeeWee Football League. [View all]
GreenStormCloud
Aug 2012
OP
Her poor child is already obese at that age, she should be more worried about his health.
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#1
Yes, I saw that ... and while I understand the weight restruction, I don't think it has the effect
JoePhilly
Aug 2012
#70
Jesus Christ...he's a danger to the other kids...pee wee football is contact...
joeybee12
Aug 2012
#44
He's not being excluded from playing football. He's being excluded from teams
TalkingDog
Aug 2012
#22
He can play HS now. That's what they do with the kids too big for PeeWee
Capt. Obvious
Aug 2012
#114
He can join a swim team or other non-contact sport and lose weight. It's perfectly reasonable
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#53
At his height, he'll likely never get down to the weight limit for pee-wee football.
GoCubsGo
Aug 2012
#123
He CAN play with kids his own size, but mommy decided to pitch a fit instead.
Buzz Clik
Aug 2012
#129
A 12-year old boy has not had enough testosterone in his system for long enough of a time
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#116
Just because the kid has more body fat doesn't mean he doesn't have more lean mass as well
eridani
Aug 2012
#143
No. He might develop some muscle, but not enough to make him 300 lbs.
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#128
I think that would depend on his ability. Just being big is not going to protect him from
JoePhilly
Aug 2012
#5
There was a child across the alley from my house a few years back with that problem.
ieoeja
Aug 2012
#15
Its football. A smaller kid moving at high speed will probably do much more damage than
JoePhilly
Aug 2012
#19
I know a kid that's 6'3'' at 13. Every basketball wanted him. He hates B-ball and plays soccer.
JoePhilly
Aug 2012
#20
forget peewee, would the young man like to come to Athens Georgia for college?
NightWatcher
Aug 2012
#8
"If you don't want your son tackled, get him off the field"--well, as the mom of a former
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#32
She doesn't give a shit about anybody else's kid but hers. That much is clear.
TwilightGardener
Aug 2012
#119
We had a 135lb limit when we were 12yo too... I don't see what makes Elijah an exception.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Aug 2012
#36
I'm sure they were being sensitive to his feelings by NOT weighing him in front of the group
nobodyspecial
Aug 2012
#38
ummm take a look at the pic upthread, because this kid isn't what i would refer to as fat
frylock
Aug 2012
#61
I understand his desire to play, but I wouldn't let an average-sized son of mine
gollygee
Aug 2012
#48
People of unusual height (whether short or tall) are often prone to having coronary problems
eridani
Aug 2012
#136
Bottom line: Would you want him playing against your average sized kid?
proud2BlibKansan
Aug 2012
#55
Sorry. This kid could potentially KILL someone. Bump him into a higher bracket.
democrat_patriot
Aug 2012
#57
He could cripple an average size kid by tackling them. There are rules for reasons.
appleannie1
Aug 2012
#58
I'm sure the local varsity high school coaches will be keeping an eye on him
bluestateguy
Aug 2012
#77
The picture doesn't look like fat camp to me, more like a weightlifting program to tone up
TheKentuckian
Aug 2012
#87
He should be directed to a private league instantly. Where he'd be welcomed
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#82
If you know anything about football, this large slow moving kid will be nothing but an impediment
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2012
#84
I was the biggest kid in my class in the fourth grade. I was over the weight limit
brewens
Aug 2012
#102
What part of "A 300-lb 12 year could likely kill an average 12 year old"
Drahthaardogs
Aug 2012
#131